- Nimitz supported the operation because it would allow the United States to take control of critical land air strips. These bases would allow B-29's to bomb Japan.
- The Marianas was the biggest operation the US forces would encounter up to this point.
- The Navy used attrition of carrier force against Japanese-held islands. The carrier as an offensive weapon had shown its effectiveness.
- The superior US carrier force was so effective, the encounter t the Marianas is usually called the Marianas Turkey Shoot. The Japanese lost 400 planes from its carriers and the islands, while Americans lost around thirty planes.
- They sat down in a big room where Nimitz and MacArthur both presented their different strategies to the President.
- President Roosevelt seemed to side with MacArthur because he agreed MacArthur should march into the Philippines even if it was for emotional and high political reasons.
- No concrete strategy was established by the President in the visi Nimitz, MacArthur, and Roosevelt
discussing strategy (Naval Historical Center)
- They agreed to make Okinawa the principal objective for amphibious assaults the following year.
